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Epes’ Melissa Nishan Earns Recruiting Honor

2022 Recruiter of the Year panel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Melissa Nishan, vice president of driver recruiting at Epes Transport System Inc., says she nearly fainted when she heard her name announced Feb. 17 as the Transport Topics Recruiting Professional of 2022.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
February 21, 2023
Business, Technology

How to Streamline Your Driver Recruitment

Program Aired: November 17, 2022. Driver recruitment is inefficient and antiquated. Even the best recruiting teams only hire 2% of the applications they receive. Learn how to multiply your drivers hired and get your driver seats filled faster in this webinar hosted by TransForce. 

November 17, 2022
Business, Perspective

Perspective: Retaining Drivers Is About Commitment

Perspective

So, you’ve hired a truck driver. Now how do you retain them over the long haul?

Dirk Kupar | Co-founder and president of TruckRight, KAT Media and Kupar Professional Services
November 16, 2022
Business, Private

Private Fleets Sharpen Focus on Driver Satisfaction

In light of the many supply chain disruptions and market shifts of the past few years, shippers have been working to improve the efficiency and reliability of their private fleet operations, starting with an even sharper focus on attracting and retaining professional drivers.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features
August 26, 2022
Business, Safety, Logistics

Industry Faces Obstacles in Bid to Mitigate Driver Shortage

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Accelerated retirements, an aging workforce, a decadeslong declining birthrate and low unemployment rate continue to cause challenges for the trucking industry as it seeks to overcome the 80,000-plus driver shortage.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 18, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Are Drivers Quitting After Positive Marijuana Tests?

The legalization of marijuana in several states and the post-pandemic economy have left the trucking industry with a bit of a perplexing, yet-to-be-solved mystery.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2022
Business, Fuel

A Practical Guide to Operating a Greener Class 8 Fleet

Going green isn’t just about electrification. It starts with smaller, more practical steps you can take today. Our practical guide includes both short-term strategies and long-term strategies to operating a greener fleet. 

May 1, 2022
Business

Discover the New Way of Improving Driver Recruitment and Retention

Program Aired: April 14, 2022. The trucking industry is in trouble. With the driver shortage at over 90,000, the turnover rate averaging 90%, and many other pressing issues, something needs to give. It’s time we look under the hood into the current state of our drivers and discover new cost-effective and life-transforming ways of recruiting and retaining drivers.

April 14, 2022
Business, Technology

Digital Presence Plays Vital Role in Recruiting, Survey Shows

Digital technologies are playing an increasingly pivotal role in terms of finding and keeping drivers, according to a report Feb. 14.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
February 15, 2022
Business

Survey Finds 65% of Truck Drivers Not Looking for New Job

The majority of truck drivers are not looking for a new job amid a market in which demand is outweighing supply, according to results of a survey released Nov. 2.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
November 3, 2021

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